Bill Fallon

Bill Fallon was an American criminal lawyer who represented Prohibition gangsters such as Arnold Rothstein and Enoch Thompson in federal cases.

Biography
Bill Fallon was born in New York City, New York to a family of Irish descent, and he became an accomplished lawyer. Fallon was known for his skill in influencing judges and juries and for his legal expertise, and he was hired by Jewish Mob boss Arnold Rothstein during the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919-1920. Fallon prevented Rothstein from being successfully indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series, and New Jersey political boss Enoch Thompson did the rest, using his influence with Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty to end the investigation. In 1921, Thompson hired Fallon to defend him in court, replacing his ineffective lawyer, Isaac Ginsburg. Fallon scored a major victory for Thompson when he revealed that one of Assistant US Attorney Esther Randolph's witnesses, Agent Nelson Van Alden, was a murderer, therefore making him an invalid witness. Randolph was unable to use Van Alden's testimony during the case, sabotaging the investigation. When the aldermen began to retract their testimonies, Fallon was able to convince the judge to declare the indictment a mistrial, and Thompson was let off, scot-free.